Work Begins on Remaining Section of Lataband Road in Kabul
Work has begun on the construction of the remaining 20 kilometers of the Lataband road at a cost of more than 1.4 billion afghanis, a route that, once completed, will serve as an alternative to the Kabul-Jalalabad highway when the main road is closed.
The project stretches from Sarobi district to the market area, and its aim is said to be to provide an alternative route in emergency situations and during natural events. Despite the start of work, the exact time for this section to become operational was not specified in the text provided.
The Taliban administration said Mullah Mohammad Esa Thani, acting minister of public works, visited the project site together with the ministry’s technical team. According to the administration, he instructed the implementation teams to speed up the work, ensure better quality and complete the project within the set timeframe.
The Kabul-Jalalabad highway is considered one of the key transit and travel routes between Kabul and eastern Afghanistan, and its closure creates problems for passenger movement and the transport of commercial goods. For this reason, the creation of an alternative route in this area has practical importance for residents and for travel between the two provinces.
